2020 in Review: Architectural Evolution in Cloud-Native Systems
December 28, 2020
Reflecting on architectural trends, lessons learned, and emerging patterns from a transformative year in cloud-native infrastructure and security
DevSecOps Automation: Architectural Patterns for Security Pipeline Integration
November 23, 2020
Architecture for embedding security throughout the software delivery lifecycle including shift-left patterns, automated testing, and continuous compliance
Platform Engineering: Architecture for Developer Experience
October 19, 2020
Architectural patterns for building internal developer platforms including self-service infrastructure, golden paths, and team topologies
Cloud Migration Architecture: Patterns, Strategies, and Lessons Learned
September 21, 2020
Architectural approaches to cloud migration including modernization strategies, data migration patterns, hybrid architecture, and risk mitigation
CI/CD Security Automation: Securing the Software Supply Chain
July 20, 2020
Architectural patterns for embedding security controls throughout continuous integration and deployment pipelines including secrets management, artifact signing, and vulnerability scanning
Microservices Communication Patterns: Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Hybrid Architectures
June 22, 2020
Architectural trade-offs between communication patterns in distributed systems including request-response, event-driven, and message-based approaches
Cloud Security Posture Management: Architecture for Continuous Compliance
May 18, 2020
Framework design patterns for automated security posture assessment, policy enforcement, and compliance validation across cloud infrastructure
API Gateway Architecture: Patterns for Microservices Edge
March 16, 2020
Architectural patterns for API gateways including routing strategies, authentication flows, rate limiting, and service aggregation trade-offs
Multi-Cluster Kubernetes: Architectural Patterns and Trade-offs
February 18, 2020
Exploring topology strategies, federation approaches, and cross-cluster communication patterns for distributed Kubernetes deployments
Remote-First Engineering Culture: Lessons from Distributed Teams
January 15, 2020
Building effective remote engineering teams with cloud-native practices, asynchronous collaboration, and robust communication patterns
2019 Year in Review: Production Cloud-Native at Scale
December 27, 2019
Lessons learned running cloud-native infrastructure in production throughout 2019
Progressive Delivery: Canary Deployments and Feature Flags
November 19, 2019
Implementing safe deployment strategies with gradual rollouts
Event-Driven Architectures: Messaging Patterns at Scale
October 21, 2019
Building resilient event-driven systems with message queues and streams
Cloud Cost Optimization: FinOps for Kubernetes
September 16, 2019
Strategies for reducing cloud spending while maintaining performance
Debugging Distributed Systems: Tools and Methodologies
August 19, 2019
Systematic approaches to debugging complex distributed applications
Site Reliability Engineering Practices: SLOs, Error Budgets, and On-Call
July 23, 2019
Implementing SRE principles for reliable cloud-native services
Zero-Trust Networking: Implementing Security Beyond the Perimeter
June 18, 2019
Moving from perimeter-based security to zero-trust models in cloud-native environments
Infrastructure as Code Best Practices: Terraform at Scale
May 20, 2019
Production-tested patterns for managing infrastructure as code with Terraform across multiple environments and teams
GraphQL API Design: Schema Patterns and Best Practices
April 17, 2019
Designing scalable and maintainable GraphQL APIs for microservices, covering schema design, resolvers, and performance optimization
Serverless Architectures at Scale: Beyond Hello World
February 14, 2019
Real-world patterns and practices for building production serverless applications that handle millions of requests
Kubernetes Security Hardening: From Defaults to Defense in Depth
January 16, 2019
Comprehensive guide to hardening Kubernetes clusters beyond default configurations, covering RBAC, network policies, and admission control
2018 Year in Review: Cloud-Native Reaches Maturity
December 28, 2018
Reflecting on the major milestones, trends, and lessons learned in cloud-native technologies throughout 2018
Container Runtime Security: Protecting the Foundation
November 22, 2018
Exploring container runtime security from kernel namespaces to security policies, covering vulnerabilities and hardening strategies
Envoy Proxy Deep Dive: The Foundation of Modern Service Mesh
October 19, 2018
Understanding Envoy proxy architecture, configuration, and its role as the data plane for service mesh implementations
The Evolution of Cloud-Native Monitoring: From Metrics to Observability
September 17, 2018
How monitoring practices have evolved in cloud-native environments, embracing metrics, logs, traces, and the observability mindset
Multi-Tenant Architecture Patterns: Isolation, Efficiency, and Trade-offs
August 20, 2018
Exploring multi-tenancy strategies for SaaS applications, from database isolation to Kubernetes namespace designs
Securing Secrets in Cloud-Native Applications: Beyond Environment Variables
June 14, 2018
Comprehensive strategies for managing sensitive data in cloud-native applications, from basic practices to advanced secret management systems
GitOps Workflows: Infrastructure as Code Meets Continuous Delivery
May 22, 2018
Implementing GitOps practices for declarative infrastructure and application deployment in Kubernetes environments
gRPC for Microservices: Moving Beyond REST APIs
April 18, 2018
A comprehensive guide to adopting gRPC for microservices communication, including protocol buffers, streaming, and production considerations
Running Service Mesh in Production: Lessons from the Trenches
March 20, 2018
Real-world experiences and practical guidance for deploying Istio and Linkerd service meshes in production environments
Serverless Security: Rethinking Application Security in Function-as-a-Service Environments
February 12, 2018
Exploring the unique security challenges and best practices for serverless architectures and FaaS platforms
Building Kubernetes Operators: Extending the Platform with Custom Controllers
January 15, 2018
A deep dive into building Kubernetes operators and custom controllers to automate complex application management at scale
Container Orchestration Best Practices: Running Production Workloads
November 21, 2017
Practical lessons learned from running containerized applications in production with Kubernetes and other orchestration platforms
Advanced Kubernetes Patterns for Production Readiness
February 20, 2017
Moving beyond basic Kubernetes deployments to build production-ready container orchestration with advanced patterns and best practices
Zero-Trust Architecture Principles for Modern Infrastructure
January 15, 2017
Exploring the fundamental principles of zero-trust security and how to implement them in modern cloud infrastructure